Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-11-05
ALL GREATLY PLEASED.
A Trip Over the NJ. CA Mlnneso-
tian's Opinion of Northern
Montana.


saw the town to advantage. Mr.. Minot
went without delay to examine the Central
block which Mr.. Bouehton is building for
him. He was pleased at finding that the
work has made good progress underthe
supervision of Mr., Morgan, the architect.
The roof is on and the first coat of plaster
has been placed on the rooms of which
there are three ON the first, eight on the
second and seven on the third floor. Mr..
| Minot has firm confidence in brick as
building material and says that at the
great Boston fire when even granite pill
| la melted in the flames, brick buildings
| resisted the intense heat He felt that
the Great Falls Brick Manufactory4 has
done well to undertake the manufacture
of pressed brick as they make highly
ornamental building.
| President Hill has been occupied with
| business matters with Col. BroadWater,
| Mr.. Paris Gibson and others since he came
He went to the Sand Coulee coal fields
with the party to-day Mr. Hill said last
e2ening that he understood that orders Had
been given by the poslotfiee authoritiesFto
| forward the mails over the Great Fails
route.
| Col. Broadwater, who has never been
known to fail in an engagement even in
the stage coach days, was gratitied to be
able to travel over his own road nearly
| half way from Helena. He was here in
! advance OF the party and his presence has
made it pleasant for all of them. He
promises that the Montana Central WILDE
| in Helena on the Goth instant and as he
beats Sword Bearer all to pieces as
prophet, it is very certain that the trains
| will be on time
Mr.. Larabie, who visits Great
Falls for the second time, is broth
er Of the Butte banker and interested in
| mining enterprises. He is pleased at the
good news Of the advance in copper which
| he had expected from previous advices.
Mr.. lpham, the president of the First.
National bank of ST. Paul, notes consider
able improvement in the city since he
| was here three months ago. He paid an
| early visit TO his friends of the First
National bank in which he is stock
holder. Mr.. Upham, who is an agreeable
travelling companion and a model of pro-
priety, set out last night apparently to
paint the town red, but the evidence of
his companion establishes the fact that
he only went in quest of a drug store.
Mr. Bigelow of Boston Mass supposed to
be Il strict Puritan, but he turns ont to be
a genial gentleman, who lives we'll and
would, no doubt, iail into Montana ways
if he came under the climatic influences
of this region. Mr.. Bigelow is largely
interested in Lake Superior and Butte
mining interests. He is thus we'll quail
fed to act as pacificator between these
rival camps.
Mr.. Barney is another gentleman of good
presence who comes from Dayton, Ohio,
where his firm have immense carworks.
He says that the orders in that line have
been large and most factories are busy.
Ohio which used to have first choice of
the fat federal offices has, however,
fallen on evil days and MIR. Barney has
probably come to see what good field for
enterprises Great Falls presents.
Mr.. n. d. Miller, the chief engineer of
the Manitoba railroad has come out very
appropriately to see the Montana extension
in its entirety from Minot to the Cataract
city. He found here important matters
to engage his attention and his visit may'|
be associated with the speedy construction
of the railroad bridge.
Senator Comstock has gathered vast
amount of information about Great Falls
and northern Montana. He is an interest
ing talker and as he has seen northern
Minnesota rise and flourish like green
bay horse he is well qualified to judge for
himself what ought to be the future of this
region. He is generally supposed to be
on the road to congress as the people are
very much inclined to give Knute Nelson
rest.
Mr. White has been connected with i'm
portant townsite enterprises at Minot and
elsewhere on the Manitoba line He re-
ports steady progress all along the new
extension.
President Hill and his party had pleas
ant trip yesterday with Col Broadwater |
over the Montana Central. The party
greatly admired the fine track and gene
raj equipment of the road and were won
der struck at the vistas of Montana scenery
which that route affords. Col Broadwat-
er with Messrs. Bigelow, Braden, Larabie
and Miller returned to the Park hotel and |
left early this morning for Helena Messrs.
Hill. Minot, Barney and Upham stayed I
on the cars and left about a. m.sfor st.
Paul. Chief Engineer Miller, Senator
Comstoek and Mr.. White are the only wis., /
itors who remain in the city. The latter
two gentlemen went up the Sun River val
ley to-day and will return towards evening. |
Senator Comstock said to-day in reply to
inquiries about the North Star State and
other things:
"The Minnesota crops were large this
year The state is prosperous and the
northern part is settling up rapidly. The
new railroads are fastening the develop
ment of the Mouse river and Turtle noun
tain country. These railroads and the
Montana extension are promoting the
growth Of st. Paul and Minneapolis in a
wonderful way
1.-THE Milk river country said the sena
tor, '.is q beautiful. fertile region which
will have large popu alton in short
time aud will be well able to support it.
The Montana extension which Iraserses
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